OutByEaster? Posted April 21, 2021 Moderator Share Posted April 21, 2021 21 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: I can't **** BELIEVE these Glazier words removed managed to write this: "We continue to believe that European football needs to become more sustainable throughout the pyramid for the long-term. However, we fully accept that the Super League was not the right way to go about it." What planet do they live on? The pyramid needs to become more sustainable? Bellends. It's much easier to understand when you include the couple of words they missed out. "We continue to believe that European football needs to become more sustainable for us throughout the pyramid for the long-term. However, we fully accept that the Super League was not the right way to go about it." You can actually do this with most of the Super League statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Honestly as there been any club in this country thats been run well by Americans? Turnberry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Just now, The Fun Factory said: Turnberry? They have lost a small fortune investing there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mantis Posted April 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Honestly as there been any club in this country thats been run well by Americans? The problem isn't nationality, it's greed and corporate disconnect from footballing culture. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Mantis said: The problem isn't nationality, it's greed and corporate disconnect from footballing culture. Aye. Its also incompetent business people. I mean many of us are in business, would any of us deliberately piss off our customers like this? Who did they think were going to pay to watch the super league? the obvious answer is.... football fans. So maybe not insult the people you are trying to sell to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mantis said: The problem isn't nationality, it's greed and corporate disconnect from footballing culture. Isn't America pretty much the only developed nation without a footballing culture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 minute ago, HKP90 said: Isn't America pretty much the only developed nation without a footballing culture? Don't know, but there were plenty of non-Americans involved in this abominable scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 https://news.sky.com/story/premier-league-seeks-big-six-clubs-removal-from-committees-after-super-league-debacle-12282771 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2021 Just now, Mantis said: Don't know, but there were plenty of non-Americans involved in this abominable scheme. Fair point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Isn't America pretty much the only developed nation without culture? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 22 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Honestly as there been any club in this country thats been run well by Americans? To be fair until this dropped bollock the Liverpool owners had done a very good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Isn't America pretty much the only developed nation without a footballing culture? All the other major English-speaking nations don't really have much interest in football on the whole. It's strange that British people helped export the game round the world but it never really took off in the USA, Canada and Down Under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Brumerican is gonna kill ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, Swerbs said: https://news.sky.com/story/premier-league-seeks-big-six-clubs-removal-from-committees-after-super-league-debacle-12282771 A start I suppose. Just hope this does not represent the entirety of the 'sanctions'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 15 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Isn't America pretty much the only developed nation without a footballing culture? They do have- Touchdown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 minute ago, The Fun Factory said: They do have- Touchdown! You mean kicky egg ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rbcuk Posted April 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2021 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Easy... I live here in the USA and my kids are Americans... I dont disagree about many US sports being dull because of their structure, but its a very different country with little grassroots outside of college so its a different culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, HKP90 said: You mean kicky egg ball? My Dad always called it "American Rugby". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted April 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, ciggiesnbeer said: Easy... I live here in the USA and my kids are Americans... I dont disagree about many US sports being dull because of their structure, but its a very different country with little grassroots outside of college so its a different culture. The NFL is an interesting comparison actually, because in part they control the competitiveness of their respective leagues through the draft system. I'm not saying it could or should be applied to football, but whilst football has a top down approach based on the acquisition of the best players through transfers, American sports are ironically more regulated than elsewhere when it comes to finance (they also have salary caps etc.). Is the draft system an artificial way of ensuring competitiveness? Probably. Is it any more artificial than the bias caused by having very rich owners in football? Not so sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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